Picture of urethral eversion

Conditions such as redness, swelling and eversion of the female urethra are relatively common. Many women have experienced redness, swelling and prolapse of the urethral opening. When they find themselves experiencing this condition, they become very anxious and wonder if they have contracted a sexually transmitted disease. In fact, this condition is likely to be a symptom of urethritis. The article explains in detail the reasons why women's urethral opening becomes red, swollen and everted.

Classification of female urethritis

1. Symptoms of gonococcal urethritis

Commonly known as gonorrhea, it is divided into subacute gonorrhea and chronic gonorrhea. The clinical symptoms of subacute gonorrhea are difficulty urinating and purulent secretions from the urethra.

2. Symptoms of non-gonococcal urethritis

The symptoms are milder than gonorrhea. There is itching or burning sensation at the urethral opening, and occasionally pain. There is secretion at the urethral opening, but the secretion is thinner than that of gonorrhea, and is clear or light yellow, and the amount of secretion is also less than that of gonorrhea. A small amount of secretions may occur after not urinating for a long time or the first urination in the morning is very late, and sometimes the patient has no active symptoms.

3. Symptoms of acute urethritis

There is a lot of urethral secretion, which is mucus at first and then slowly turns into pus. In addition, there are symptoms such as frequent urination, urgency, inability to hold urine, and painful urination.

4. Symptoms of acute urethritis

The secretion is small and the symptoms are mild. Some patients have no symptoms, only accompanied by itching or a crawling sensation. It is often easily overlooked and misdiagnosed.

5. Purulent discharge from the urethra

It starts as mucus, then gradually turns into pus, and is accompanied by redness and swelling of the urethral orifice, mucosal eversion, inability to hold urine, frequent urination, urgency, pain, stinging when urinating, listlessness, and in severe cases, chills, high fever, and difficulty urinating.

The harm of delayed treatment of urethritis

1. Cause chronic renal failure. Urethritis can easily become chronic and in severe cases can cause chronic renal failure. According to statistical analysis of new materials, 25% of chronic renal failure patients are caused by urethritis.

2. Cause urethral stenosis and difficulty in urination. Because urethritis can directly affect the epithelial cells of the urethral opening, scarring will occur in the infected area, and in severe cases it can lead to urethral stenosis, causing difficulty in urination.

According to the detailed introduction in the article, we can understand that redness, swelling and eversion of the female urethral opening may be a symptom of urethritis. If you have urethritis, you'd better compare the content in the article to see which type of urethritis you have. It's best to seek treatment as soon as possible, otherwise it may cause serious problems.